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α-Boswellic acid

analytical standard

• Synonym(s): (3α,4β)-3-Hydroxyolean-12-en-23-oic acid, 3α-Hydroxyolean-12-en-24-oic acid
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₃₀H₄₈O₃
• CAS Number: 471-66-9
• Molecular Weight: 456.70
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 3074442
• MDL number: MFCD03788779
• UNSPSC Code: 85151701
• PubChem Substance ID: 329748285
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Level: 100
• assay: ≥95.0% (HPLC)
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable; gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• application(s): food and beverages
• format: neat
• SMILES string: CC1(C)CC[C@]2(C)CC[C@]3(C)C(=CC[C@@H]4[C@@]5(C)CC[C@@H](O)[C@@](C)([C@@H]5CC[C@@]34C)C(O)=O)[C@@H]2C1
• InChI: 1S/C30H48O3/c1-25(2)14-15-26(3)16-17-28(5)19(20(26)18-25)8-9-21-27(4)12-11-23(31)30(7,24(32)33)22(27)10-13-29(21,28)6/h8,20-23,31H,9-18H2,1-7H3,(H,32,33)/t20-,21+,22+,23+,26+,27+,28+,29+,30+/m0/s1
• InChI key: BZXULBWGROURAF-IKNLXHIFSA-N

Description

General description

α-Boswellic acid is a pentacyclic triterpene acid belonging to the genus Boswellia. It is a biologically active constituent of Boswellia serrata, known for its anti-inflammatory activity.

Application

α-Boswellic acid may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in the following:        

• Oleogum resins of different Boswellia species using high-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometric detection (HPLC-MS/MS).        
• Frankincense extracts of different Boswellia species using two-dimensional liquid chromatography electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry (LC/LC/ESI-MS/MS).

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable